表达白细胞介素-18的溶瘤腺病毒对裸鼠肾癌移植瘤的治疗作用

目的 观察表达IL-18的溶瘤腺病毒(ZD55-IL18)对裸鼠肾癌移植瘤生长及血管形成的抑制作用.方法 荷肾癌裸鼠随机分4组,每组8只.瘤体内注射ZD55-IL18、溶瘤腺病毒ZD55-EGFP、表达IL-18的增殖缺陷腺病毒Ad-IL18及PBS,每次注射病毒7×108PFU/只,连续注射3 d.注射后第7天,每组处死3只取肿瘤组织,免疫组织化学检测肿瘤E1A、IL-18、CD34、VEGF表达及凋亡.第50天时处死动物测量肿瘤体积.结果 ZD55-IL18、ZD55-EGFP、Ad-IL18及生理盐水处理组肿瘤体积(mm3)分别为:299.7±52.9、536.8±90.3、570.3±99.0、766.1±145.8,ZD55-IL18与各组之间差异有统计学意义(P<0.01).Ad-IL18处理组肿瘤无E1A蛋白表达,ZD55-IL18处理组有大量E1A蛋白表达,表明病毒复制.ZD55-IL18处理组肿瘤IL-18表达及凋亡细胞阳性率均显著高于Ad-IL18处理组.ZD55-IL18处理组肿瘤CD34、VEGF表达均显著低于Ad-IL18处理组.结论 表达IL-18的溶瘤腺病毒ZD55-IL18比增殖缺陷腺病毒Ad-IL18具有更强的抑制肾癌生长及血管形成作用.     

白细胞介素-12基因修饰对树突状细胞表面分子表达及细胞因子分泌的影响

目的 观察白细胞介素(IL)-12基因修饰对树突状细胞(DC)表面分子及细胞因子分泌的影响.方法 采用重组逆转录病毒介导IL-12基因修饰人外周血单个核细胞(PBMC)来源的Dc;ELISA法检测各组DCs和各组T细胞上清中IL-12、IL-10、IFN-γ因子的分泌水平;流式细胞仪(FACS)分析各组DC表面CD83、CD86的表达;MTT法检测DC刺激同源T淋巴细胞增殖的能力;统计学分析比较各组间的差异.结果 IL-12基因修饰使得DC高表达CD83和CD86分子,分泌高水平IL-12及IFN-γ,但对IL-10因子的分泌无明显影响,刺激同源T淋巴细胞增殖明显,诱导激活的T细胞上清中IFN-γ水平显著增高、IL-10分泌水平显著降低.结论 经IL-12基因修饰后的DC表型成熟,分泌IL-12及IFN-γ的能力增强,对IL-10因子的分泌无影响,能抑制T细胞分泌IL-10因子,优化抗原提呈的微环境.     

Clinical influence of vagotomy on postoperative acute phase response

BACKGROUND: Although there is increasing evidence suggesting that the vagus nerve functions as a connector between the nervous and immune systems in animals, little is known about the role of the vagus nerve in postoperative acute phase response in humans. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The extent of fever and acute phase protein response and the production of inflammatory cytokine during the early postoperative period were compared among the patients who had undergone total gastrectomy including truncal vagotomy (n = 13), those having distal gastrectomy with division of vagal branches (n = 14), and the patients with vagal nerve preserving gastrectomy (n = 12). RESULTS: There was no significant difference in serum levels of C-reactive protein, alpha-1-antirypsin, and interleukin-6 among the three groups. Also, postoperative maximum body temperature was similar. CONCLUSIONS: Vagotomy did not influence acute phase response after gastric cancer surgery. A multipathway mechanism for acute phase response including the induction of fever is suggested.     

Elevated serotonin transporter binding in major depressive disorder assessed using positron emission tomography and [11C]DASB; comparison with bipolar disorder.

BACKGROUND: Altered serotonergic function is thought to play a role in the pathophysiology of major depressive episodes based upon evidence from neuroimaging, pharmacological, postmortem and genetic studies. It remains unclear, however, whether depressed samples that differ with respect to having shown a unipolar versus a bipolar illness course also would show distinct patterns of abnormalities within the serotonergic system. The current study compared serotonin transporter (5-HTT) binding between unipolar-depressives (MDD), bipolar-depressives (BD) and healthy-controls (HC) to assess whether the abnormalities in 5-HTT binding recently found in depressed subjects with BD extend to depressed subjects with MDD. METHODS: The 5-HTT binding-potential (BP) measured using positron emission tomography (PET) and [(11)C]DASB was compared between unmedicated, depressed subjects with MDD (n = 18) or BD (n = 18) and HC (n = 34). RESULTS: Relative to the healthy group both MDD and BD groups showed significantly increased 5-HTT BP in the thalamus (24%, 14%, respectively), insula (15%) and striatum (12%). The unipolar-depressives had elevated 5-HTT BP relative to both BD and HC groups in the vicinity of the periaqueductal gray (PAG, 20%, 22%, respectively). The bipolar-depressives had reduced 5-HTT BP relative to both HC and MDD groups in the vicinity of the pontine raphe nuclei. Depression-severity correlated negatively with 5-HTT BP in the thalamus in MDD-subjects. CONCLUSIONS: The depressed phases of MDD and BD both were associated with elevated 5-HTT binding in the insula, thalamus and striatum, but showed distinct abnormalities in the brainstem. The latter findings conceivably could underlie differences in the patterns of illness symptoms and pharmacological sensitivity observed between MDD and BD.     

干扰素-γ对小鼠哮喘模型气道炎症和肺T淋巴细胞及血浆IgE的影响

[目的]探讨干扰素-γ(IFN-γ)对支气管哮喘(哮喘)小鼠气道炎症及肺T淋巴细胞和血浆中IgE的影响。[方法]C57BL／6小鼠随机分为正常对照组(A组,10只)、哮喘模型组(B组,10只)、IFN-γ注射组(C组,10只)。采用卵蛋白(OVA)和氢氧化铝致敏、雾化建立哮喘模型,B组、C组分别在致敏同时第1、3、5、9、15、17、20 d,1次／d腹腔注射生理盐水(0.1 m1)和IFN-γ(1 500U)。第22 d收取肺泡灌洗液(BALF)并取其肺T淋巴细胞体外培养及血浆中IgE。分析小鼠BALF和肺部淋巴细胞产生的细胞因子IL-4、IL-5及血浆中IgE水平的变化。[结果]A组无症状,B组哮喘鼠症状重,C组哮喘鼠症状轻。在BALF中嗜酸性粒细胞百分比(EOS％)计数A组0,B组20.1±7.0,C组0.7±0.2。哮喘模型组肺T淋巴细胞中IL-4、IL-5,血浆中IgE显著高于正常对照组(P<0.01),治疗组肺T淋巴细胞中IL-4、IL-5,血浆中IgE显著低于哮喘模型组(P<0.01)。[结论]IFN-γ可以抑制哮喘小鼠气道炎症,其机制之一可能与是抑制肺T淋巴细胞产生的IL-4、IL-5,降低血清中总IgE水平有关。     

Influence of continuous infusion of interleukin-1 alpha on the core protein and the core protein fragments of the small proteoglycan decorin in cartilage.

Decorin, a collagen-binding small proteoglycan, is considered to have a specific function in the organization or stability of the collagen network. Therefore, alteration of its molecular properties may be of pathophysiological relevance during the development of cartilage damage. It is shown here that normal cartilage from rabbit knee-joint contains glycosaminoglycan chain-bearing core protein fragments of 39, 23, and 18 kDa, each one amounting to approximately 5-6% of the intact decorin core protein. Continuous infusion of human recombinant interleukin-1 alpha for 14 days (200 ng/day) into a knee-joint led in condylar cartilage to a reduction in the amount of intact core protein from 2 micrograms/mg wet tissue to about 1.1 micrograms/mg. The increase in its quantity found after infusion of heat-inactivated interleukin-1 was not statistically significant. The concentration of all three core protein fragments became reduced to a similar extent as the intact core protein under the influence of the cytokine, and additional fragments were not found. Surprisingly, there was a much smaller response to interleukin-1-treatment in patellar cartilage.     

Bromine-76 and carbon-11 labelled NNC 13-8199, metabolically stable benzodiazepine receptor agonists as radioligands for positron emission tomography (PET)

NNC 13-8241 has recently been labelled with iodine-123 and developed as a metabolically stable benzodiazepine receptor ligand for single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in monkeys and man. NNC 13-8199 is a bromo-analogue of NNC 13-8241. This partial agonist binds selectively and with subnanomolar affinity to the benzodiazepine receptors. We prepared ⁷⁶Br labelled NNC 13-8199 from the trimethyltin precursor by the chloramine-T method. Carbon-11 labelled NNC 13-8199 was synthesised by N-alkylation of the nitrogen of the amide group with [¹¹C]methyl iodide. Positron emission tomography (PET) examination with the two radioligands in monkeys demonstrated a high uptake of radioactivity in the occipital, temporal and frontal cortex. In the study with [⁷⁶Br]NNC 13-8199, the monkey brain uptake continued to increase until the time of displacement with flumazenil at 215 min after injection. For both radioligands the radioactivity in the cortical brain regions was markedly reduced after displacement with flumazenil. More than 98% of the radioactivity in monkey plasma represented unchanged radioligand 40 min after injection. The low degree of metabolism indicates that NNC 13-8199 is metabolically much more stable than hitherto developed PET radioligands for imaging of benzodiazepine receptors in the primate brain. [⁷⁶Br]NNC 13-8199 has potential as a radioligand in human PET studies using models where a slow metabolism is an advantage. Received 19 April and in revised form 10 June 1997     

Cardiac metabolism: A technical spectrum of modalities including positron emission tomography,single-photon emission computed tomography,and magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Noninvasive techniques for the assessment of cardiac metabolism are important for the detection of potentially salvageable tissue in jeopardized areas of the myocardium. The correct identification of hibernating and stunned myocardium in patients with severely depressed cardiac function can have vital therapeutic consequences for the patient. Changes in myocardial fatty acid and glucose metabolism during acute and prolonged ischemia can be traced by positron-emitting or gamma-emitting radiopharmaceuticals. Alternatively,³¹P-labeled magnetic resonance spectroscopy can be used for the assessment of high-energy phosphate metabolism. It is not yet clear which modality will emerge as the most useful in the clinical setting. Positron emission tomography (PET) that uses combinations of flow tracers and metabolic tracers offers unique opportunities for quantification and high-resolution static and rapid dynamic studies. Currently, assessment of glucose metabolism with¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose is regarded as the gold standard for myocardial viability and prediction of improvement of impaired contractile function after revascularization. However, preserved oxidative metabolism may be required for potential functional improvement, and therefore assessment of residual oxidative metabolism by¹¹C-labeled acetate PET may prove to be more accurate than¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET, which reflects both anaerobic and oxidative metabolism. Moreover, because fatty acids are metabolized only aerobically, they are excellent candidates for the clinical assessment of myocardial viability and prediction of functional improvement after revascularization. Especially derivatives of fatty acids that are not metabolized but accumulate in the myocyte are attractive for myocardial imaging. Examples are¹²³I-beta-methyl-p-iodophenyl pentadecanoic acid and 15-(o-¹²³I-phenyl)-pentadecanoic acid. These tracers can be detected by planar scintigraphy and single-photon emission computed tomography, which are more economical and widely available than PET. In addition, 511 keV collimators have been developed recently, making the detection of positron emitters by planar scintigraphy and single-photon emission computed tomography feasible. The experience with³¹P-labeled magnetic resonance spectroscopy in humans is still limited. With current magnetic resonance spectroscopic techniques, insufficient spatial resolution is achieved for clinical purposes, but the possibility of serial measurements to monitor rapid changes of phosphate-containing molecules in time makes magnetic resonance spectroscopy very valuable for the research of myocardial metabolism.     

Development and proliferation of lymphocytes in mice deficient for both interleukins-2 and -4

Interleukin (IL)-2 and IL-4 are considered as important regulators of growth and differentiation of lymphocytes. We report that in mice made deficient for both IL-2 and IL-4 by gene targeting all major T cell subsets and B cells were normal, indicating that IL-2 and IL-4 are not essential for development of the immune system. Paradoxically, proliferation of T cells was increased in both IL-2- and IL-4-deficient homozygous mice.